I'm so close to buying this but ?

[jasona]

I checked out a nice car tonight the one in my previous thread and all has checked out well and I've got a great price too.

The car was great condition good runner all seemed great...however

The chassis number is like this
SW1010202166

but on the V5 doco its like this

SW101020266 and on all the MOT docs for the last 6 years its like that too so it wasn't even noticed all the way through...

Now to me it looks like a V5 typo so I have asked him to get it all sorted first before the deal goes through via the DVLA

Does anyone know hoiw easy it is to get these things rectified or will it be a big hassle....

[waynestoyotamr2]

He just needs to fill the V5 out as a modification to the car. Basically saying that the chassis number has changed. (Section 7 on the new V5)

Enclose a letter explaining what has happened and perhaps give them a quick phone call to confirm.

They should return the new V5 inside two weeks.

The DVLA are a surprisingly efficient organisation IMO.

Edit x2 to correct my awful grammar.

[Kieron]

Hmmm....

Difficult one. Knowing how busy they are at Swansea it might take a while....

They may want the car inspected also.

Nicely spotted though, you may have saved yourself a lot of money and hassle in the future by finding that.

Maybe continue the search??

[jasona]

Well I'm happy to wait a few weeks but it does give me a chance to look other places too - He's taken a smallish deposit so hopefully it will all get sorted and be OK...

[Kieron]

Well good luck, hope Wayne is correct above. Just that chassis numbers must always raise eyebrows when you come to change them although it certainly does look like an error years ago that was never picked up (until your good self.....)

Anyways, well done for spotting it. I'm happy for you to go look for my next car!